How Long to Read Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England

How Long Does it Take to Read Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 10 minutes to read Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England by Richard Rastall

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A major new study piecing together the intriguing but fragmentary evidence surrounding the lives of minstrels to highlight how these seemingly peripheral figures were keenly involved with all aspects of late medieval communities. Minstrels were a common sight and sound in the late Middle Ages. Aristocrats, knights and ladies heard them on great occasions (such as Edward I's wedding feast for his daughter Elizabeth in 1296) and in quieter moments in their chambers; town-dwellers heard and saw them in civic processions (when their sound drew attention to the spectacle); and even in the countryside people heard them at weddings, church-ales and other parish celebrations. But who were the minstrels, and what did they do? How did they live, and how easily did they make a living? How did they perform, and in what conditions? The evidence is intriguing but fragmentary, including literary and iconographic sources and, most importantly, the financial records of royal and aristocratic households and of towns. These offer many insights, although they are often hard to fit into any coherent picture of the minstrels' lives and their place in society. It is easy to see the minstrels as peripheral figures, entertainers who had no central place in the medieval world. Yet they were full members of it, interacting with the ordinary people around them, as well as with the ruling classes: carrying letters and important verbal messages, some lending huge sums of money to the king (to finance Henry V's Agincourt campaign in 1415, for instance), some regular and necessary civic servants, some committing crimes or suffering the crimes of others. In this book Rastall and Taylor bring to bear the available evidence to enlarge and enrich our view of the minstrel in late medieval society.

How long is Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England?

Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England by Richard Rastall is 477 pages long, and a total of 122,589 words.

This makes it 161% the length of the average book. It also has 150% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 9 minutes to read Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England aloud.

What Reading Level is Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England?

Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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